The Ford Barn - View Single Post - 1936 hood hinge rod removal, whats the trick?

JM 35 Sedan · 12-17-2020, 09:01 PM

I've used a piece of brass brazing rod, ~ 3/16" diameter, to drive them out from front to back. First apply some light weight oil on the full length of the hinge and let it soak in. Using the brass rod, and medium size hammer, tap on the rod until it comes a few inches out the back of hinge. Then chuck a 3/4" variable speed reversing drill on the exposed part of the hinge rod and slowly turn the rod ccw and pull out on it at the same time. If it should stop coming out, reverse the drill and turn the rod in a cw direction as you continue pulling out on the rod. Repeat procedure until rod is completely out of the hinge.

I was a bit slow posting this...I started before David and Lawrie had made their posts, but they finished and posted theirs before I could

12-17-2020, 09:01 PM	#4
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,858	Re: 1936 hood hinge rod removal, whats the trick? I've used a piece of brass brazing rod, ~ 3/16" diameter, to drive them out from front to back. First apply some light weight oil on the full length of the hinge and let it soak in. Using the brass rod, and medium size hammer, tap on the rod until it comes a few inches out the back of hinge. Then chuck a 3/4" variable speed reversing drill on the exposed part of the hinge rod and slowly turn the rod ccw and pull out on it at the same time. If it should stop coming out, reverse the drill and turn the rod in a cw direction as you continue pulling out on the rod. Repeat procedure until rod is completely out of the hinge. I was a bit slow posting this...I started before David and Lawrie had made their posts, but they finished and posted theirs before I could __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein* Last edited by JM 35 Sedan; 12-18-2020 at 12:21 AM.